Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. III, Part 109

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 876


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During the war period he was especially con- spicuous as a patriotic and earnest advocate of sup- pressing rebellion. Some of his best sermons and public speeches were brought out during the dark days of the sixties, and, did space permit, extracts from some of them should appear here. to refresh the memories concerning those trying days. When


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peace finally came, he was the veteran's friend, and for years as each succeeding memorial day came round he read with feeling and tenderness the sol- diers' pride, the Roll of Honor, a custom that was doubtless original with him, afterward adopted in other towns and cities in this and other states. He was chosen president of the Memorial Building Association that secured the funds and erected the Memorial Building and Public Library, the first of its kind in New Hampshire. He delivered an ad- dress at the laying of the corner stone, May 31, 1886. and the oration at its dedication, July 4, 1890, the latter being especially valuable and interesting.


Besides the studies incidental and necessary to the various positions of preacher, legislator and magistrate he was a frequent contributor to de- nominational, historical and scientific magazines, and spent much time and research on the In- dian language and the origin and significance of names and words in common use, traceable to In- dian origin, and made himself an authority on this subject. He studied diligently in geology, mineralogy, ornithology and indeed in natural his- tory generally, possessing a most valuable collec- tion of minerals, geological and taxidermic speci- mens and was noted for his encouragement and as- sistance to others in these interesting branches. Mr. Downs was a great lover of nature and found pleasure and health with the rod and gun, as he strolled over the hills and through the valleys of this and other towns, studying the habits of birds and animals and the very rocks of the moun- tain side.


Mr. Downs was prominent in the Odd Fel- lows fraternity, passed the chairs in Lodge and Encampment, and, on account of sickness in his family at the time refused to be elected as grand chief patriarch of the Encampment when the choice would have been unanimous.


Mr. Downs was engaged in writing the "History of Lebanon," which was to be a valuable contribution to the town and state. He unearthed considerable testimony on the "Vermont Controversy." in which Lebanon, as a border town, was directly interested, that has not heretofore been found in print. His labors in this field. too, have found recognition out- side the state, as a few years since he delivered, by invitation, an address on "A Border New Ilamp- shire Town in the Vermont Controversy" before the Massachusetts Historical and Geneological So- ciety of which Hon. Marshall P. Wilder was the accomplished president. Mr. Downs' address was complimented by the press and he was accorded the thanks of the society.


If the prominent traits of Mr. Downs were to be touched upon, first in the list should be his profound piety and love of truth, next his patriotism and desire for good government and his love of learning, then should be mentioned his loyalty and devotion to his friends and his kindness and consideration for the young and those endeavoring to obtain an education. Ile has encouraged and helped in nu- merous instances where it was the turning point in the career of a young friend. He was modest almost to diffidence, and the offices and honorable positions, varied as they have been, came to him in- sought. He once said to a friend: "I have tried to live so my obituarist would have nothing to say." The innate modesty of the subiect of this sketch has manifested itself to such a degree that only most meagre facts concerning himself have been elicited from him. hence much that ought to be said has obviously been omitted and the sketch made more incomplete than the writer would desire, but this,


briefly outlined and imperfectly told, is a sketch of ' Rev. Charles A. Downs; would that some abler hand had undertaken it. It is not too much to say he has towered above the average of his townsmen in intellect and attainments, he has served the church in the state with fidelity, he has built and maintained a high character, he has been ever ready to help by wise and judicious counsel, he has been patient and discreet in times of personal adversity. He has been a friend to all.


Mr. Downs died September 20, 1906. at Lebanon, New Hampshire.


In all probability the name of Crow- CROWLEY ley originated in the south of Ire- land and its bearers are still to be found in large numbers throughout the southern counties. It is impossible to estimate the number of immigrants of this name who have come to the United States since the beginning of the Irish exo- dus The family as a whole has been prolific, and its representatives are now widely distributed throughout the country.


(I) Early in the last century John Crowley, a native of Kinsale, a seaport of considerable impor- tance in county Cork, crossed the ocean in a sailing vessel, and settling in Lowell, Massachusetts, was employed in constructing some of the first railroads in New England.


(II) Major Timothy, son of John Crowley. was born in Lowell, October. 1830. Learning the mould- er's trade he became a reliable and proficient work- man, and in 1854 he went to Nashua, where he was for a number of years employed in the manufacture of metallic castings. The spirit of patriotism, to- gether with a desire for the permanent establishment of equal rights for all men irrespective of color, nationality or creed, caused him to throw aside his personal prosperity when the slaveholding states seceded from the Union, and marching to the front as captain of Company B, Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, he rendered meritorious serv- ice in crushing the rebellion, thereby abolishing for- ever the barbarous system of human slavery, which had hitherto constituted a serious obstacle in the advancement of American civilization. For gallant conduct in the field Captain Crowley was promoted to the rank of major. At the battle of Fair Oaks he was severely wounded, and he was subsequently dis- charged and mustered out as brevet colonel. with the honorable record of having been a faithful sol- dier, an efficient officer and an enthusiastic devotee to the cause of the Union. The injuries he received at Fair Oaks were such as to render him unfit to re- sume his trade, and he was accordingly forced to seek some other occupation requiring less physical exertion. Accepting the appointment of registrar of probate tendered him by the governor. he served in that capacity for two terms, or until that office was made elective. and as the Democratic party, to which he belonged, was in the minority, he was obliged to retire. After acting as city marshal a short time he became manager of the Nashua Co- operative Iron Foundry Company, and he retained that position for the rest of his life which termin- ated July 4. 1886, as the direct result of injuries re- ceived in the army. He was a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic and had served as commander of the local post. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Danahy, and he was the father of eight children. but four of whom are now living: Mary E., who is now the wife of Peter


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W. Reily; Timothy A., Sarah J. and James B .. all of whom are residing in Nashua.


PHILBRICK The Philbricks and Philbrooks, al- though now distinct families, ow- ing to a variation in the orthog- raphy, are in all probability of the same origin. They were mariners in England prior to the emi- gration period, and not a few of them on this side of the ocean have followed that occupation.


(I) Thomas Philbrick, who is supposed to have been a shipmaster, arrived in New England well advanced in years, some of his children being al- ready married. He settled first in Watertown, Massachusetts. from whence he removed in 1651 to Hampton, New Hampshire, where his sons John and Thomas had previously settled. (John and descend- ants are noticed in this article.) His wife, Eliza- beth, died in Hampton. February 19, 1664. His will, in which he alludes to himself as being very aged, was made in March, 1664, and his death oc- curred in 1667.


(II) James, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Phil- brick, was a native of England and a mariner. He settled in Hampton at an early date, and at his father's death inherited the homestead. He was drowned in Hampton river, November 16, 1674, and thus were the early settlers deprived of the further service of an active and useful co-laborer. He married Ann Roberts, daughter of Thomas Rob- erts, of Dover. (Their son, James, and descendants are mentioned in this article.) She survived him and July 8. 1678, married for her second husband William Marston.


(III) Joseph, son of James and Ann (Roberts) Philbrick. was born in Hampton, October 1, 1663. Inheriting a love for the sea he followed in the foot- steps of his ancestors and became a mariner. In 1702 he removed from Hampton to Rye, being the first of his name to settle in that town, and he was subsequently summoned to answer in court why he had erected a dwelling house upon the town's land. His wife was before marriage Triphena Marston, who was born in Hampton, December 28, 1663. daughter of William Marston, previously mentioned and they were married in 1685. He died a nono- genarian. November 17. 1755, surviving his wife, whose death occurred November 15. 1729. They had several children. (Mention of one of the younger ones. Joses, and descendants appears in this article.)


(IV) Captain Zachariah Philbrick was the third son of Joseph and Triphena ( Marston) Philbrick, was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, March II, 1600. In 1719, he was a mariner of Newburyport, and while following the sea he probably resided in Newbury, Massachusetts, as all of his children were born in that town. Abandoning the sea, he settled upon a farm in Hampton Falls.


(V) Ephraim, third son and sixth child of Cap- tain Zachariah and Mary Philbrick, was born in Newbury, October 19. 1731. He was married at Hampton Falls, January 22, 1756. to Mary San- born, who was born July 5. 1735, daughter of Ab- ner Sanborn. and granddaughter of Lieutenant John Sanborn. He died there in early manhood, lcav- ing beside a widow two children.


(VI) Richard, youngest child and only son of Ephraim and Mary (Sanborn) Philbrick, was born in Hampton, October 13, 1758. Left fatherless, he was reared in the family of Richard Nason, of Hampton, and when of sufficient age began to fol- low the sea. Ile became an able mariner, and in common with his compatriots in the merchant sery-


ice was exposed to much danger during the war for national independence. On one occasion his vessel fell into the hands of the enemy, and with the crew he was placed a prisoner of war on board of a British ship, but the Americans, aided by a portion of the British sailors, obtained control of the ship by overpowering the captain and his supporters. and brought her into Charlestown, South Caro line, where they sold her as a prize. Purchasing a horse, Richard Philbrick journeyed in the saddle from Charleston to Hampton, and with his share of the prize money bought a farm in Weare, New Hampshire. He is said to have constructed the first carding machine in America and he operated it by water-power furnished by a stream which rau through his farm. About the year 1779 he married Shua Nason, daughter of Richard Nason, previous- ly mentioned. She died in May, 1786, leaving four children, and in the following year he married Olive Kenniston, who bore him five children. His death occurred in Weare, May 26, 1825.


(VII) Ephraim, second child and eldest son of Richard and Olive ( Kenniston) Philbrick, was born in Weare, December 23, 1790. He served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and after his discharge from the army returned to his native town, where he engaged in farming, making a specialty of sheep raising. He also kept a hotel or tavern, is it was termed in those days, and was favorably known throughout that section of the state. On May 15. 1816, he married Acsah, the daughter of Humphrey and Ruth ( Sargent) Nichols, of Weare. Ephraim Philbrick died June 17, 1853, and his widow, who survived him many years, was a nonogenarian resid- ing at the homestead in 1886. They were the par- ents of four children, namely: Olive. Richard N .. who is referred to in the succeeding paragraph : Humphrey and Andrew I., who now resides upon the farm purchased by his grandfather.


(VIII) Richard N., second child and eldest son of Ephraim and Acsah ( Nichols) Philbrick, was born in Weare, June 7, 1821. Having served an ap- prenticeship at the harness-maker's trade, he fol- lowed it for a number of years in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, whence he removed to Concord, and ap- plied himself diligently to his calling in that city for the remainder of this active life. His first wife was be- fore marriage Lucy Ann Bean, of Scituate, Massa- chusetts, and she bore him one daughter, Ella Ma- rion, who married Nathaniel Hopkins Blatchford, of Chicago, Illinois, by whom she had four chil- dren, two of whom are now living: Dr. Francis W. Blatchford and Nathaniel H. Blatchford, Jr. She died in April, 1890. For his second wife he mar- ried Olive Jane Green, daughter of John T. and Eliza French Green, of Pittsfield, New Hamp- shire. She became the mother of two children : John French, formerly assistant attorney-general of North Dakota, residing in Bismarck, who was born in Pittsfield, educated at Pittsfield Academy, Con- cord high school and Dartmouth College, graduat- ing in the class of 1881: and Eliphalet French, of Boston. Richard N. Philbrick died in Concord, in September. 1899.


(IX) Eliphalet French, youngest child and see- ond son of Richard N. and Olive J. ( Green) Phi - brick, was born in Pittsfield, February 3. 1861. Ilis carly education was acquired in the public schools of Concord, New Hampshire, from which he en- tered a private school in Concord taught ly Amos Hadley, and he was graduated from Dartmouth College with the class of 1885. From 1886 to 1894 he was receiving teller at the First National Bank in Concord, New Hampshire. He became a student


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in the office of Messrs. Streeter, Walker and Hollis at Concord in 1894, and also pursued the regular course at the Boston University Law School, which le completed in 1897, receiving the degree of Bach- clor of Laws. He was admitted to the Suffolk county har in the latter year, after which he spent some five months as an assistant in the law office of William P. Fowler, Esquire, of Boston. In De- cember, 1807, he became the Boston attorney for the American Surety Company of New York, continu- ing as such until April, 1905, when he was appointed manager of the company's business in Massachu- -etts. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Nova Scotia, still retaining that position, with headquarters 11 Roston.


While residing in Concord, Mr. Philbrick was a member of the heard of education from 1803 to 18og inclusive; acted as private secretary to the chairman of the Republican state committee during the gubernatorial campaign of 1894; was assistant clerk of the New Hampshire house of representa- tives in 1895 and clerk of that body in 1897. He is a member of Blazing Star Lodge. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Trinity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Horace Chase Council, Royal and Select Masters; Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar, all of Concord; the New Hampshire Club of Boston. Mr. Philbrick resides in Cambridge. He married Gertrude Tannehill, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio, June 17, 1907.


(IV) Joses, son of Joseph and Triphena ( Mars- ton) Philbrick, was born in Rye, November 5,


1703. According to the records he participated in numerous real estate transactions, and was no doubt one of the well-to-do residents of that town, where he died March 24. 1757. January 4, 1727, hc married Abigail Locke, who was born in 1706, daughter of Deacon William and Hannah ( Knowles ) Locke. She died August 12. 1783.


(V) Jonathan, son of Joses and Abigail (Locke) Philbrick, was born in Rye, November 26, 1745. Learning the blacksmith's trade he followed that occupation in Rye during the active period of his life, which terminated April 1, 1822. He was mar- ried December 8. 1768, to Mary Marden, who was born in Rye, February 1. 1550 daughter of Ebe- mezer and E-ther ( Berry) Marden. The date of her death is not at hand


(VD) Jonathan, son of Jonathan and Mary ( Mar- den) Philbrick, was born in Rye, September 20, 1,72. He was married there June I, 1797. to Sarah Wells, and subsequently removed to Allenstown, New Hampshire.


(VII) Simcon, son of Jonathan and Sarah ( \Vells) Philbrick was born in Allenstown. in 1804, and died in Epsom. 1878. He was a cooper. He married Olive Bickford, who was born in Ep- Som. 1801. She died December 15. 1865.


(VIII) Jackson Clark, son of Simeon and Olive ( Bickford) Philbrick, was born in Allenstown. May 4. 1835. He turned his attention to agriculture and became one of the prosperous farmers of Allens- town. In politics he is a Republican. Ile attends the Congregational Church. On August 1. 1857. he married Eliza Crawford. a native of Scotland. The children of this union, all of whom were born in Allenstown are: Maurice C, the date of whose birth will be given presently: James E., born in 1861; Robert F., in 1862; Eliza. in 1864: Emma J., in 1866; and Walter J., in 1868.


(IX) Maurice C. eldest son of Jackson C. and Eliza (Crawford) Philbrick, was born in Allens- town. November 22. 1850 He attended the public schools, and after concluding his studies served an


apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade. He is now a well-known master builder, having erected numer- ous dwelling houses in Northwood and Epsom, and he resides in the last-named town. He is also engaged in general farming, owning the old Knox place at Epsom Centre, and comprising twenty acres, together with other property and real estate in the immediate vicinity. His political affiliations are with the Dem- ocratic party, and he has served with ability as town clerk for more than ten years. In his religious be- lief he is a Free Will Baptist. In September, 1890, Mr. Philbrick was united in marriage with Mary P. Cass, who was born in Epsom, February 10, 1861, daughter of Joseph B. and Mary L. (Brown) Cass, both of whom were natives of Epsom. Her father, who was born in 1813, and was a well-known carpenter of Epsom in his day. died July 15, 1900. Her mother was born September 9, 1821. Mr. and Mrs. Philbrick have three children, namely; Blanch C., born June 30, 1891; Ellsworth B., April 30, 1902, and Hazel A., May 25, 1904.


(III) James (2), son of James (1) and Ann (Roberts) Philbrick, was a mariner. His wife was Hannah Perkins, of Hampton, who was born Feb- ruary 24, 1656, died May 23, 1739, daughter of Isaac and Susanna Perkins. ( Nathan and descendants receive mention in this article.)


(IV) Deacon Joseph, sixth son and tenth child of Captain James (2) and Hannah ( Perkins) Philbrick, was born February 5, 1694, in Hampton, and died December 20, 1761, in that town. He was married (first) December 4, 1717, to Ann Dearborn, who was hern October 22. 1605, daughter of John and Hannah ( Dow) Dearborn. and died August I, 1718. Deacon Philbrick was married (second ) No- vember 26. 1710, to Elizabeth Perkins, who was born in 16044, daughter of lames and Leah (Coxe) Per- kins, and died March 26, 1736, leaving three chil- dren. Deacon Philbrick was married (third) No- vember 18, 1736, to Sarah, daughter of John and Abigail (Webster) Nay. She was born June, 1705. and died December 9, 1770, and was the mother of eight children. His second wife was the mother of six children, namely: Ann (died young), Joseph, James, Jonathan, Ann and Elida. The third wife was the mother of John (died young), Hannah, Samnel. Joshua, Josiah, Betty, Nathan and John.


(\') James (3), second son and third child of Deacon Joseph and Elizabeth (Perkins) Philbrick, was born February 10, 1727, in Hampton, and died there February 26, 1800. He was married Septem- ber 3. 1754. to Tabitha Dow, daughter of Samuel and Mary ( Page) Dow. She was born August 24. 1731, and survived him more than three years. dy- ing May 6, 1812. Their children were: Joseph, Simon. James, Samuel and David.


(VI) Simon. second son and child of James (3) and Tabitha (Dow) Philbrick, was born Decem- her 12, 1757. in Hampton, and resided in Effingham, where he died August 16. 1810. He served in the Revolutionary war. He was married January 13, 1785. to his cousin. Dolly Dow, who survived him many years and died January 18. 1840, at the age of ninety, in Effingham. She was the eldest child of Joseph, Esquire, and Dorothy ( Blake) Dow, and was born December 5, 1760. They were the par- ents of five children, namely : Simeon, Dolly, Joseph, Ara and Isaiah. The last two were born in Ef- fingham, the others in Hampton.


(VII) Ara, third son and fourth child of Si- mon and Dolly (Dow) Philbrick, was born March 28, 1798, in Effingham, New Hampshire, and resided in that town. His death occured there September 27, 1859. He was industrious and a successful


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farmer II : was married (first) to Mary Saunders, and their children were: Azel. Louisa and Simeon. He married (second ) Sarah A. Thompson, who was born October 17. 1817, in Hampton, and she hore him three children, namely: Ara J., John D. and Mary .1 ..


(VIII) J-hn Dearborn, fourth son of Ara Phil- brick and second child of his second wife, Sarah .A. Thompson, was born September 1. 1848, in Ef- fingham, New Hampshire, and received his educa- tion in the public schools of his native town. Early in life he began work in a shoe factory and contin- ued about eighteen years in this occupation, being employed in various towns in Massachusetts and in Dover, New Hampshire. He then accepted a posi- tion as traveling salesman for the Hiscock File and Knife Works of Lowell. Massachusetts, and con- tinued in this line three years. In 1884, he bought a one-half interest in the Boston Branch Grocery in Rochester, and for eight years continued in this line of business. In 1894 he opened a store in the Bark- er block in Rochester, and for nine years continued in business there. Mr. Philhrick is actively identi- fied with the great Masonic fraternity, being a mem- ber of Hannon Lodge, No. 21. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, also of the Royal Arch Chapter, and has taken the Scottish Rite degrees. He is also a member of Mt. Pleasant Lodge, No. 16. In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a Republican and always endeavors to promote the cause of good government and pure politics. He was one of the first councilmen of Rochester, after it was incorporated as a city. and through his agency was purchased for the city, the land which now con- stitutes the Public Square. He was elected county commissioner in 1892, and served four years, and in 1004 was chosen representative in the state legisla- ture and re-elected in 1906. He was married March 25, 1871, to Abbie Carter, daughter of Daniel and Sarah A. (Foss) Carter. To this union was born a daughter Eva M., who died October 2, ISS5, aged nine years.


(IV) Nathan. eleventh child and eighth son of James (2) and Hannah (Perkins) Philbrook, was born August 19. 1697, and died April 23, 1704, aged ninety-six years, eight months. His wife was Dor- cas, daughter of James Johnson, and she bore him children: Mary. James, Benjamin, Abigail. Eliza- zeth, Apphia, Jonathan, Dorcas and Edith (or Ada).


(V) Benjamin, third child and second son of Nathan and Dorcas (Johnson) Philbrook, was born March 30, 1726. and died in Sanbornton, January 23, 1808. He was the father of seven active and energetic sons who settled early in Sanbornton, and Benjamin himself eventually removed to that town and died there. He married. December 15, 1751, Sarah, daughter of Shubael Page, of Hampton. She was born in 1734 and died July 10 1831, aged ninety- seven years. Their children were: Hannah, Huldah. Nathan, Benjamin. David, Shubael Page. Reuben, Benjamin, Sarah, Simeon, Betsey, and Josiah.


(VI) David. son of Benjamin and Sarah ( Page) Philbrook, was born May 14, 1760. and with his brothers Nathan and Benjamin went from Hampton to Sanbornton about 1779-80 and made their home with their sister Huldah, while clearing up their farm in the southeast part of the town, a short distance from what is now Union Bridge. He was a tanner and shoemaker by trade. and his first dwelling in Sanbornton, where he made his first shoes, was a little shanty on the south side of the road, not far from the comfortable dwelling house he afterward erected. The shanty was lighted by a


single pane of glass. David Philbrook was an earn- est Christian, a deacon of the old Bay Baptist Church, and in carly times he held meetings in his own house ; later he united with the Christian Bap- tist Church. His first wife was Abigail Marston. horn October 13, 1751. He married (second) Mrs. . Sally (Chesley) Clough, born March 8, 1770, died September 30, 1847, surviving her husband eight days, he having died September 22. Ilis children were : Abigail, Sarah. Nathan, David, Jr. : Betsey. Nancy, Trueworthy, Abel, Josiah Clough, Deborah, Thirza, Esther, Ruth, Alpheus Chesley, Thomas Jefferson. Moses Cheney and four others who died in infancy.




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